Quest For Vets
by Jessica Clark
ST. AUGUSTINE, FL — Two St. Augustine military veterans are about to go to Nashville. They leave Saturday.
And it’s not your typical trip.
Danny Clark will be driving a souped-up sedan that’s covered with red, white, and blue paint. His friend and co-worker, Paul Davis, will be hoofing it for almost 700 miles.
They want to bring attention to veterans, military men and women, especially the National Guard, and the needs of military families.
The heart of this is for the National Guard families left behind. They’re suffering now. We don’t realize that when a member of a family leaves, it’s hard to get by, Davis said…
Planning the kick-off celebration in St. Augustine and the fundraising trek to Tennessee has been six month of hard work. Both men even took leaves of absence from their jobs.
To be committed to something, you’ve got to give it 100 percent, Clark said. I didn’t feel I was giving it 100 percent. I couldn’t concentrate on anything but this even while I was at work.
They both work for Wilson Chevrolet in St. Augustine. Their boss is supporting the project and has told Clark and Davis that their positions will be waiting for them when they get back from their 30 day journey.
INSPIRATION
Davis read a newspaper article about a soldier who died during the invasion into Iraq in 2003. The story of Paul Ray Smith moved him so much he wrote a song about him and how he saved 100 of his comrades.
Davis decided to take that song to Nashville, and planned to walk it there. Along the way, he’d share Smith’s story.
One day at work, Davis told Clark his plan. Clark slept on it and came back to Davis the next day.
Davis remembered, He said let’s do this differently.’ He said, let’s do this for all the vets.’ I just thought that was great.
So in six months, the plan blossomed.
Davis and Clark will stop at nearly two dozen VFW posts along the way. They will pass out CD’s of the song. They will also do fundraising events to raise money for veterans’ families. Their goal is to come up with one million dollars.
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